Republican House Hopefuls Say They Can Flip Purple South Nevada District Red

Published on June 4, 2024

A professional poker player, a renowned video game composer, and a transgender rocker are among candidates, if not the frontrunners, seeking their party’s nod in Nevada’s Congressional District 3 (CD 3) June 11 primaries. The southern Nevada district, which stretches from Las Vegas to Laughlin, has been represented by Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat, since 2018. Ms. Lee defeated Republican April Becker by 3 percentage points in 2022 to retain her seat. Nevada has four congressional districts. Three—CDs 1, 3, 4—are in south Nevada and occupied by Democrats. Northern Nevada’s sprawling CD 2 is a Republican stronghold where Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nevada) is expected to easily win his primary without a Democrat challenger to secure an eighth term in the fall....

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